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Position in NurseSend Database
- 95,392 healthcare professionals in NurseSend hold the Nurse Practitioner specialty. Melissa Palentino is one of them.
- 1,799 Nurse Practitioners are based in VA (out of 18,957 total healthcare contacts in that state).
- 721 contacts at Vcu Health are tracked in NurseSend.
- Typical Nurse Practitioner compensation in VA: $87,000 – $168,000 (median $124,000). Source: BLS OEWS adjusted for state cost of labor.
- Top employers of Nurse Practitioners in VA: Vcu Health (58), Inova Health System (40), Carilion Clinic (31).
- 2% of Nurse Practitioners in VA hold a senior title (Manager, Director, Charge Nurse, Supervisor, Lead, etc.).
- 81% of Nurse Practitioners in VA have verified education credentials on file.
Data refreshed July 2026 · Compiled from NPI public registry, state nursing licensing boards, and verified public LinkedIn data. Methodology & sources.
Recruiting Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioners (NPs) provide advanced clinical care and often practice with independence. Recruiting an NP like Melissa Palentino typically requires emphasizing autonomy, patient panel size, and prescriptive authority. NPs are in high demand for primary care, urgent care, and specialty clinics.